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DEVOTIONS.

fOMl'.'LED BY

REV. C. T. QUrXTARLS

CHARLESTON:

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THE FLOWERS COLLECTION ^^

AuGtJSTA, Ga..

November 14, 1862.

J. K. Sass, Esq :

My Dear Sir — I have often needed, in my
ministrations in the army, a small and com-
pact book of devotions, a book so small that
it may easily be carried in the pocket, and
yet contain such prayers as will be of prac-
tical use to our brave soldiers in the field.
Not finding one to suit my purpose, I have
prepared the following brief manual, which
I inscribe to you, a faithful worker in the
cause of Christ and the Church.

C. T. QUINTARD,

Chaplain 1st Tenn. Regiment.

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0 hli'ssM is be to wbom is given

The instinct that can tell
That God. is on the field, when He

Is most invisible !

For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win:

To donbt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.

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MANUAL OF DEVOTIONS

The Duties of a Christian.

That man leads a sincere Christian life,

1st. Who endeavors to serve and obey God
to the best of his understanding and power.

2dly. Who strives to please his neighbor to
edification.

3dly. Who endeavors to do his duty in that
state of life unto which it has pleased Grod to
call him.

Whoever would continue in the practice of
these things unto his life's end, it is necessary
that he should call himself often to an account
"whether he does so or not ; constantly pray for
grace to know, and to do his duty ; and pre-
serve himself in such a teachable temper as to
be always ready to receive the truth when it
is fairly proposed to him.

MANILA I, OF

Prayer ami FIopk oy Victohy.

Now may tlio God of araco and power
Attend his people's humble cry;

Defend them in tlie needful hour,
And send deliverance from on hiah.

In His salvation is our hope ;

And in the name of Isi-ael's God
Our troops shall liil their banners up,

Our navies spread their flags abroad.

Some trust in horses train'd for war,
And some of chariots make their boast ;

Our surest expectations are

From Thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts.

Then save us, Lord, from slavish fear,
And let our trust be firm and strong,

Till Thy salvation shall appear,

And hymns of peace conclude our song.

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A bruised rood shall Ho not break, and
smokinor flax shall Ho not qiiendi. St. ^Tatt.
xii, 20.

Str<H(/t/i in the Weak.

Will Jesu.s accept such a lieart as mine —
this erring, treacherous, traitor heart ? The
past ! how many forgotten vows — broken cov-
enants— prayerless days! How often have I
made new resolutions, and as often has the
reed succumbed to the first blast of temptation,
and the burning flax been wt;ll nigh quenched
by guilty omissions and guiltier commissions !
Oh my sout ! thou art low indeed — the
things that remain seeai " ready to die." But
thy Saviour-God will not give thee " over un-
to death." The reed is bruised ; but He will
not pluck it up by the roots. The flax is re-
duced to a smoking ember ; but He will fan
the decaying flame. Why wound thy loving
Saviour's heart by these repeated declen-
sions? He will not — cannot give thee up.
Go, mourn thy weakness and unbelief. Cry
unto the strong for strength. Weary and

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faint one ! thou has an omnipotent arm to
lean on. "7/e fainteth not, neither is weary I"
Listen to his own gracious assurance : " Fear
not, for I am with tlice. Be not dismayed, for
I am thy God. I will strengthen thee ; yea,
I will help thee with the right hand of my
righteousness!" Leaving all thy false props
and refuges, be this thy resolve : " In the
Lord put I ray trust : why say ye to my soul,
flee as a bird to your mountain ?" ^

All things work together for good to them
that love God. Rom. viii, 28.

Providential Overriding.
My soul, be still ! thou art in the hands of
thy covenant God. Were thqse strange vicis-
situdes in thy history the result of accident, or
chance, thou mightest well be overwhelmed ;
but "a// things" and this thing (be what it
may) which may be now disquieting thee is
one of these "a// things" that are so working
mysteriously for thy good.

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Trust thy God !

He will not deceive thee — thy interests are
with Him in safe custody. When sight says
"all these things are against me," let faith re-
buke the hasty conclusion, and say " shall not
the Judge of all the earth do right ?" How
often docs God hedge up our way with thorns,
to elicit simple trust ! How seldom can we
see all things so workiiig for our good ! But
it is 'better discipline to believe it. Oh, for
faith amid frowning providences to say " I
know that Thy judgments are good :" and, re-
lying in the dark, to exclaim "Though He
slay me, yet will I trust Him I" Blessed Je-
sus ! to Thee are committed the reins of this
universal empire. The same hand that was
once nailed to the cross is now wielding the
sceptre on the throne — " all power glveu un-
to Thee in heaven and in earth."

How can I doubt the wisdom, and faithful-
ness, and love of the most mysterious earthly
dealing, when I know that the roll of provi-
dence ia thus in the hands of Him who has

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o:iven the mightiest jiledgc omiiipotenoe- co7/W
iiive of His tendtM' interest in my sours well-
beinjT 1)V uiving Ilinisolf for mo ?

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and
truth unto such as keep His covenant and
His testimonies. Ps. xxv, 10.

^^afe Walking.

The paths of the Lord ? My soul ! never
follow thine own paths. If thou dost so, thou
wilt be in danger often of following sight rath-
er than faith — choosing the evil, and refusing
the good. But '• commit thy way unto the
Lord, and He shall bring it to pass." Let
this be thy prayer : " Show me Thy ways, O
Lord ; teach me Thy paths." Oh ! for Caleb's
spirit, " wholly to follow the Lord my God " —
to follow Him when self must be sacrificed,
and hardship must be borne, and trials await
me. To " walk with God " — to ask in simple
faith, " What wouldst thou have me to do?"

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to have no will of my own, save this, that
God's will is to be my will. Here is safety —
here is happiness. Fearlessly follow the guid-
ing Pillar. He will lead you by a right way,
though it may be by a way of hardship, and
erosses, and losses, and privations, to the city
of habitation. Oh ! the blessedness of thus
lying passive in the hands. of God: saying,
"Undertake Thou for me!" — dwelling with
holy gratitude on past mercies and interposi-
•tions — taking these as pledges of future faith-
fulness and love — iiearing His voice behind us
amid life's manifold perplexities, exclaiming,
" This is the way, walk ye in it ! " Happy, O
my soul ! will it be for thee, if thou canst form
the resolve in a strength greater than thine
own : " This God shall Ije my God forever and
ever; He shall be my (/vide even unto death."

Th<' Cdinjortablc Woiuh^.

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour
Christ salth unto a// who truly fiirn to Him;

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" Come unto iiio, all ye that travail and are
heavy laden, and I will refresh you." St.
Matt, xi, 28.

" So God loved the world, that He gave
His only begotten son, to the end that all that
believed in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life." St. John iii, 16.

Hear, also, what St. Paul saith : " This is a
true saying, and worthy of all men to be re-
ceived, that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners." 1 Tim. i, 15.

Hear, also, what St. John saith :

" If any man sin, Ave have an advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and
He is the propitiation for our sins." 1 John
ii, 1, 2.

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He was despised and rejected of men ; His
life was sought for by Herod ; He was tempted
by Satan ; hated by that world He came to
save ; set at naught by His own people; called
a dec.eiver and a dealer with the devil ; was
driven from place to place, and had not where
to lay His head; betrayed by one disciple, and
forsaken by all the rest ; falsely accused, spit
upon, scourged ; set at naught by Herod and
his men of war; given up by Pilate to the will
of His enemies ; had a murderer preferred be-
fore Him ; was condemned to a most cruel and
shameful death; crucified between two thieves;
reviled in the midst of His torments ; had gall
and vinegar given Him to drink ; suffered a
most bitter death, submitting with patience to
the will of His Father.

O Jesu, who now sittest at the right hand
of God, to succor all who suffer in a righteous
way ; be thou my advocate for grace, that in
all my sufferings I may follow thy example,
and run with patience the race that is set be-
fore me. Amen.

iO MANUA'., (If

Chri.'it our liifiuje.

Jesus, S;!V!Our of inv soul,

Let iiiL' to Thy bosom fly,
While the waves of trouble I'oll,

Wliile the tempest still is high :
Flicle me, O my Saviour, hide,

Till the storm of life is past ;
Safe into the haven guide ;

O reeeive my soul at last.

Other reiuge have I none.

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee,
Leave, ah, leave me not alone ;

Still support and comfort me :
All my trust on Thee is stay'd,

All my ho})e irom Thee I bring;
Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of Thy wing.

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An Act of Fa it /I,

I believe in God, the Father Ahnighty,
maker of heaven and oarfli :

And In Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord ;
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost; boi-n
of the Virgin Mary ; puffei-cd under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buiwed ; He
descended into lieli ; the third day He rose
from . the dead; He ascended into heaven,
and ,sitteth on the right hand of God, the Fa-
ther Almighty ; from tlience he shall come to
judge the cjuick and the dead.

T believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Cath-
olic Church ; the communion of saints ; the for-
giveness of sins; the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amkn.

Prai/cr.

Almighty God, whom without faith it is not
possible to please, enable me, I beseech Thee,
so perfectly to beheve in Tli^' son Jesus Christ
that my faith in Thy sight may never be re-
proved;, and grant that, as. I am called to a
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knowledge of Tliy grace and faith in Thee, I
may avoid all those things that are contrary
to my profession, and follow all such as are
agreeable to the same ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Ten Commandments.

" ff ye keep my commandments ye shall
abide in my love ; even as I have kept my
Father's commandments, and abide in His
love." St. John, xv, 10.

God spake these words and said :

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any
graven image, nor the likeness of anything that
in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or
in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt
not bow down to them nor worship them : for I
the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit
the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto

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the third and fourth generation of them that
hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands of
them tliat love me, and keep my command-
ments.

III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold
him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the
Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labor, and
do all that thou hast to do: ))ut the seventh
day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In
it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, thy man servant,
and thy maid servant, thy cattle, and the
stranger that is within thy gates. For in six
days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea,
and all that in them is, and rested the seventh
day : wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh
day, and hallowed it.

V. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that
thy days may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder.

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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VIII. Thou shalt not steaK

IX. Thou shalt . not bear fabe witness
Rgainst thy neishbor.

X. Thou slialt not covet thy ni'ighbor'.s
house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's
wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his
ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his.

Lord have mercy upon mo, and write all
these Thy laws in niy heart, I beseech Thee.
Amen.

Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith :
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with aR
thy mind. This is the first and great com-
mandment. And the second is like unto it ;
thou shalt love thy neij^hbor as thyself. On
these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.

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Prayeu.

0 AlniiLrhty Lord .and everlasting God,
vouchsafe. I beseech Thee, to direct, sanc-
tify, and govern both my heart and body, in
the ways of Thy laws, and in the works of
Thy commandments ; that through Thy most
mighty protection, both here and ever, I may
be preserved in bod}' and soul ; through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen,

^FoRNINfJ pRAYElt.
Psalm cxJuL

1 will lift np my mine eyes unto the hilb,
from whence cometli my help.

My help cometh even from the Lord, who
hath made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to Vi% ^noved ;
and He that keepeth thee will not sleep.

Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither
slumber nor sleep.

The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord
is thy defence upon thy right hand ;

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So that the sun shall not burn thee by day.
neither the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ;
yea, it is even He that shall keep thy soul.

The 'Lord shall preserve thy going out, and
thy coming in, from this time forth for ever-
more.

O God, who art the author of peace and
lover of eonc-ord, in knowledge of whom
standeth our eternal life, whose service is
perfect freedom ; defend me Thy humble ser-
vant in all assaults of my enemies; that I,
surely trusting in Thy defence, may not fear
the power of any adversaries, through the
might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and
everlasting God, who hast safely brought me to
the beginning of this day ; defend me in the
same with Thy mighty power; and grant that
this day I fall into no sin, neither run into
any kind of danger ; but that all my doings,

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being ordered by Thy governance, may be
righteouij^, in Thy sight ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord, Am ex.

O most mighty God, and merciful Father,
who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest
nothing that Thou hast made ; who wouldst
not the death of a sinner, but rather that he
should turn from his sin, and be saved ; merci-
fully forgive me my trespasses ; receive and
comfort me, who am grieved and wearied with
the burden of my sins. Thy property is al-
ways to have mercy ; to Thee only it apper-
taineth to forgive sins. Spare me therefore,
good Lord, spare Thy servant whom Thou hast
redeemed; enter not into judgment with Thy
servant who is vile earth, and a miserable sin-
ner ; but so turn Thine anger from me, who
meekly acknowledge my vileness, and truly
repent me of my faults, ?ind so make haste to
help me in this world, that I may ever live
with Thee in the world to come, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

t .MAM Al, Ol'

Our Father, who art in heaven, liaUowed
be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
Tfill be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And fbi«-
give us our trespasses, as we tbrgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for
thine is the kingdom, and tlie power, and the
glory for ever and ever. Amex.

The grace oi'our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and tlie fellowship of the Holy
Ghost he with us all ev(inno,re. Am ex.

HyENiNG Prayer.

Psahn c.rii

]>ord, I call upon Thee ; haste Thee unto
me, and consider my voice, when 1 cry unto
Tliec.

Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as
the incense ; and let the lifting up of my
hands be an evening sacrifice.

St!t a watch, O Lord, before my uiouth, and
keep the door of my lips.

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O let not my Iv'eart be inclined to any evil
thinu ; let nie not lie occnjiicd in laigodly
works, with the men that work wickedness,
> lest I eat of siicli tlnnsfs as please them.

Keep me irom the i^nare that they have laid
' for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.,
i^ct the nngodly fall into their own nets to-
n[ether, and let mc ever escape them.

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good
counsels, and all just works do proceed, give
unto thy servant that peace whi<;h the world
cannot give; that my heart ma}- be set to obey
thy commandments; and also, that by thee, I,
being defended from the fear of my enemies,
may pass my time in rest and ([uietness; through
the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

O Lprd, our heavenly Father, by whose
almighty power 1 have been preserved this
day; by thy great mercy defend me, and all
who are dear to me, from all perils and dan-
gers of this night ; for the love of Thy only Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amex.

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Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest
nothing* that Thou hast made, and dost forgive
the sins of all those who are penitent; create
and make in me a new and contrite heart, that »^
I, worthily lamenting my sins, and acknowl-
edging my wretchedness, may obtain of Thee,
the God of all mercy, perfect remission and
forgiveness; through Jesus Clirist our Lord.
Amen.

O everlasting God, who hast ordained, and
constituted the services of angels and men in
a wonderful order; mercifully grant, that as ^
Thy holy angels always do Tliee service in hea-
ven, so, by Thy appointment, they may succor
and defend me on earth; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our *
trespasses, as Ave forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil: for Thine is the king-
dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever
and ever. Amen.

Unto God's gracious mercy and protection I
commit my soul and body. The Lord bless me
and keep me. The Lord make His face to shine
upon me, and be gracious unto me. The J^ord
lift up His countenance upon me, and give mo
peace, both now and evermore. Amen.

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THK LITANY.

(To he used on. ]V(''hiest/a>/^, Fridays, an<I Sun-'

O God the Father of heaven, havo mercy
upon me ; ke(>p and defend- me.

O God tlie Son, Redeemer of tlie world,
have mercy upon me ; save and deliver me.

O God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon
me ; strengthen and comfort me.

Remember not, Lord, mine offences, nor the
offences of my forefathers ; neither take Thou
vengeance of our sins. Spare us, good Lord,
spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed
with Thy most precious blood, and be not angry
with us fore^'er.

From Thy wrath and heavy indignation ;
from the guilt and burden of my sins; from the
dreadful senttmce of the last Judgment, good
Lord deliver me.

From the sting and terrors of conscience;
from impatience, distrust, or despair; from ex-
tremity of sickness and pain, which may with-
draw my mind from God, good Lord deliver ,
niQ.

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From the bitter pangs of eternal death ;
from the gates of hell; from the powers of
darkness, and from the illusions of Satan, good
Lord deliver me.

By Thy manifold and gteat mercies; by Thy
manifold and great merits; by Thine agony
and bloody sweat; by Thy bitter cross and
passion ; by Thy mighty resurrection ; by Thy
glorious ascension, and most acceptable inter-
cession ; and by the graces of the Holy Ghost,
good Lord deliver me.

For the glory of Thy name; for Thy loving
mercy and truth's sake, good Lord deliver me.

In my last and greatest need; in the hour
of death, and in the day of Judgment, good
Lord deliver me.

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins
of the world, grant me Thy peace.

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy upon me.

O God, merciful Father, who despisest not
the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire
of such as are sorrowful, mercituUy assist my
prayers which I make before Thee in all m}'

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troubles and adversities, whensoever they op-
press me ; and graciously hear me, that those
evils which the craft and subtility of the devil
or man workoth against me may, by Thy
good providence, be brought to nought; that
I, Thy servant, being hurt by no persecutions,
may evermore give thanks unto Thee, in Thy
holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, etc.
Amen.

Prayers that may be added to the mornihg
and evening devotions.

Almighty God, Fatlicr of our Lord Jesus
Christ, maker of all things, judge of all men ;
I acknowledge and bewail my manifold sins
and wickedness, which 1, from time to time,
most grievously have committed, by thought,
word, and deed, against Thy divine majesty,
provoking most justly Thy wrath and indigna-
tion against me. I do earnestly repent, and

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am heartily sorry for these my misdoings ; the
remembrance of them is grievous unto me ;
the burden of them is intolerable. Have
mercy upon me, have mercy upon me, most
merciful Father ; for Thy son our Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, forgive me all that is past ; and
grant that I may ever hereafter serve and
please Thee in newness of life, to the honor
and glory of Thy name ; through Jeses Christ
our Lord. Amen.

O God, Holy Ghost, sanctifier of the faith-
ful, visit me, I pray Thee, with Thy love and
favor ; enlighten my mind more and more
with the light of the everlasting gospel ; graft
in my heart a love of the truth ; increase in
me true religion ; nourish me with all good-
ness ; and of Thy great mercy keep me in the
same, O blessed Spirit, whom, with the Father
and the Son together, we Avorship'and glorify
as one God, world without end. Amen.

O Almighty God, who hast knit together
thine elect in one commtinion and fellowship,

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in the mystical body of Tliv Sou Christ our
Lord ; grant nie grace so to follow Thy bless
ed saints in all virtuous and godly living that
we may come to those unspeakal)le joys
which Thou hast prepared for those who un-
feignedly h)ve Thee ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Ami:x.

O God, the protector of all tliat trust in
Thee, without Avhom nothing is strong, noth-
ing is holy ; increase and multiply upon me
Thy mercy ^ that. Thou being my ruler and
guide, I may so pass through things temporal
that I finally lose not the things eternal.
Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus
Christ's sake, our Lord. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God, who, of Thy
tender love toward mankind, hast sent Thy
Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon
Him our flesh, and to suiier death upon the
cross, that all mankind should follow the ex-
ample of His great humility; mercifully grant
that I may both follow the example gf His pa*

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tience, atid also be made a partaker of His
resurrection ; throngh the same Jesus Christ
our Lord Amen.

Almighty God, who through Thine only bx?-
gotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death,
and opened unto us the gate of everlasting
life; I humbly beseech Thee, that as by Thy
special grace preventing me Thou dost put
into my mind good desires; so by Thy contin-
ual help I may bring the same to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.

O Almighty GocJ, the supreme governor of
all things, whose power no creature is able to
resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish
sinners, and to be merciful to those who truly
repent; save and deliver me, I humbly be-
seech Thee, from the hands of my enemies;
abate their pride, assuage their malice, and
confound their devices; that I, being armed
with Thy defence, may be preserved evermore
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from all perils to glorify Thee, who art the
only giver of all victory p through the merits
of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O most powerful and glorious Lord God,
the Lord of hosts, that rulest and commandest
all things : Thou sittest in the throne judging
right, and therefore we make our address to
Thy Divine Majesty, in our necessity, that
Thou wouldest take the cause into Thine own
hand, and judge between us and our enemies.
Stir up Thy strength, O Lord, arid come and
help us; for Thou givest not always the battle
to the strong, but canst save by many or by
few. O let not our sins cry against us for ven-
geance ; but hear us. Thy poor servants, beg-
ging mercy, and imjiloring Thy help, and that
Thou wouldest be a defence unto us against
the face of the enemy. Ivlake it appear that
Thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and
mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from
Thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth :

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most heartily I beseech Thee to bcliold and
bless Thy servant, the President of the Con-
federate States, and all others in authority;
and so replenish them with tlio. grace of Thy
Holy Spirit, that they may ahvays incline to
Thy will, and walk in Thy way. ICndiie them
plentcously with heavenly gifts; grant them
in health and prosperity long to live; and
finally, after this- life, to attain everlasting jov
and felicity : through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amkn.

COLLECTS FOR SEVERAL nRACER.

For FailJh

O blessed Lord, whom without faith it is
impossible to please, let Thy Spirit, I beseech
Thee,, work in me such a faith as may be ac-
ceptable in Thy sight, even such as may show
itself by my works, that it may enable me to
overcome the world, and conform me to the
image of that t;hrist on whom T believe; that

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BO at the last T may receive the end o( my fdlth^
even the salvation of my soul, by the same
Jesus Chrif3t our I*ord. Am ex.

For Hope.
O Lord, who art tlie hope of all the ends of
the earth, let me never be destitute of a well-*
jrrounded hope, nor yet possessed with a vain
presumption , suiler me not to tliink Thou wilt
either be reconciled to my sins or Reject my
Repentance ; but give me, I beseech Thee, such
a hope as may both encourage and enable mc
to purify myeelf, even as Thou art pure, that
when Thou shalt appear, I may be made like
Unto Tliee, in Thy eternal and glorious king-*
dom, where, with the Father and the Holy
Ghost, Thou livest and reiguest one God, world
without end. Amen.

For the Love of GocL

O God, who hast prepared for those who

love Thee such good things as pass man's un--

derstanding ; pour into our hearts such love

toward Thee, that wc, lovinsr Thee above all

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things, may obtain Thy promises, Avhich ex-
ceed all that we can desire; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Charity,
O Lord, who hast taught us that all our
doings without charity are n'othing worth, send
Thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts
that most excellent gift of ch^irity, the very
bond of peace and of all virtues, without which
Avhosoever liveth is counted dead before Thee.
Grant this for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's
sake. Amen.

For Chastity.
O holy and immaculate Jesus, who wast con-
ceived in a virgin's womb, and who dost still
love to d\vell in pure anti virgin hearts ; give
me, I beseech Thee, the grace to keep my
heart with all diligence, and to withstand all
temptations of the flesh, and with pure and
clean heart to follow Thee, the only God,
even for Thine own merits' and mercies' sake,
Amkn.

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For Contentedness.
O God, Heavenly Father, who by Tliy Son
Jesus Clirist hast promised to all them that
seek Thy kingdom and its righteousness all
things necessary to their bodily sustenance ;
let nie always fully resign myself to Thy dis-
posal, having no desires of my own, and teach
me in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be
content. Grant me grace to fofsake all covet-
ous desires, and inordinate love of riches, and
so to pass through things temporal that I
finally lose not the things eternal ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Contrition.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest
nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive
the sins of all those Avho are penitent ; create
and make in us new and contrite hearts, that
we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowl-
edging our wretchedness, may obtain o||^Thee,
the God of all mercy, perfect remission and
forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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Most gracious Lord God, who hast not only
permitted, but invited us miserable and needy-
creatures to present our petitions to Thee;
grant that I may set a true value on this most
valuable privilege, and take delight in ap-
proaching Thee. Give me a hearty desire to
pray, and such fixedness and attention of mind
as no wandering thoughts may interrupt, that
I may no more incur the guilt of" drawing near
to Thee with my lips, when my heart is far
from Thee, or have my prayers turned into
sin : but may so ask, that I may receive ; seek,
that I may find ; knock, that it may be opened
unto me ; that from praying to Thee here, I
may be translated to the praising Thee eter-
nally in Thy glory ; through the merits and
intercession of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Diligence.

O God, who hast commanded that no man

should be idle, but that we should all work

with our hands the thing that is good ; grant

that I may diligently do my duty in that sta-

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tion of life to which Thou hast beeu pleased to
call me. Give me grace that I may improve
all the talents Tlioii hast committed to my
trust ; and that no worldly business, no worldly
pleasures, may ever divert me from the thoughts
of the life to come.; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

For the Fear of God.

O most glorious God, who only art high and
to be feared, put Thy fear into my heart, that
I may not sin against Thee, nor sacrilegiously
profane any holy thing. O let me never so
misplace my fear as to be afraid of man, whose
breath is in his nostrils : but fill me, O Lord,
with the Spirit of thy holy fear, which is the
beginning of wisdom, and keep me in a con-
stant conformity to Thy Holy will, that I may,
with fear and trembling, work out my own
salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. —
Amen.

For Humility.

Almighty God, who resisteth the proud, and
giveth grace to the humT3le ; mercifully grant

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that I may follow the example of the great
humility of Thy blessed Son, who did humble
Himself to take upon Him our flesh, and to
suffer death upon the cross : convince me that
I am less than the least of all Thy merciles ;
that as I am vile in myself, so let me be vile
in mine own eyes, and may therefore esteem
every man better than myself. Grant this,
O Father, for Thy Son Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen.

For Justice.

O Thou King of righteousness, who hast
commanded us to keep judgment, and do jus-
tice, be pleased by Thy grace to cleanse my
heart and hands from all fraud and injustice.
Grant that I may most strictly observe that
sacred rule of doing unto all men as I would
they should do unto me ; that I may hurt no-
body by word or deed, but be true and just
in all my dealings ; that so, keeping innocency
and taking heed unto the thing that is right, I
may have peace at the last, even peace with
Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For Sincerity.

O holy Lord, who searehest the heart and
triest the reins ; try me, I beseech Thee, and
seek the ground of my heart; purge it from
all hypocrisy and insincerity, and suffer not
any accursed thing to lurk within me ; give
me truth in the inward parts, and purity of
heart, that I may be prepared to see Thee in
Thy kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

For Temperance.

Gracious Lord, who hast afforded us the use
of Thy good creatures for the refreshment of
our bodies, and art the Author and Giver of
all good things; give me grace always to use
this liberty with thankfulness and moderation,
that my table may never be made a snare unto
me. And grant that my pursuits may not be
after the meat that perisheth, but after that
which endureth unto everlasting life ; that, hun-
gering and thirsting after righteousness, I may
be filled with Thy grace here, and Thy glory
hereafter, through Jesus Christ our Lord. —
Amen.

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For Thankfulness.
Most gracious and bountilul Lord, whofiUest
all things living with good, and hast taught
us that it is a joyful and pleasant thing to be
thankful; suffer me not, I beseech Thee, to
lose my part in that divine pleasure, but grant
that as I daily receive blessings from Thee, so
may I daily, from an affectionate and devout
lieart, offer up thanks to Thee ; l^t Thy mer-
cies lead me to repentance, and give me grace
io improve them all to the advancement of
Thy glory, and the furtherance of my salva-
vation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Trust in God.
O God, who never failest to help and gorern
them whom Thou dost bring up in Thy stead-
fast fear and love ; grant, I pray Thee, that I
may lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly
grace, and in all my troubles put my whole
trust and confidence in Thy mercy, casting all
my care upon Thee, and being careful for
nothing, but to keep Thy testimonies, and think
upon Thy commandments, to do them. Grant
this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amks.

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For Perseverance.

O oternal God, -who seest my weakness, ancj
knowest the number and strength of the temp-
tations against which I have to struggle; leave
me not to myself, but cover Thou my head in
the day of battle, and in all spiritual combats
make me more than concperor through Him
that loved me. O let no terrors or ilatteries,
either of the world, or my own flesh, ever
draw me from my obedience to Thee; but
grant that I may continue steadfast, immov-
able, always abounding in the work of the
Lord; and, by patient continuance in well
doing, seek, and at last obtain, glory, and hon-
cr, and immortalit}% and eternal life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the members of our family from whom we
^ are separated.

O God, merciful and gracious, who art every-
where present, let thy loving mercy and com-
passion descend upon the heads of Thy ser-

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Vaiits, the members of my family frdm -wiiom 1
am now separated ; depute Thy holy angels to
guard their persons, Thy holy spirit to guide
their souls, Thy providence to minister to their
necessities \ let Thy blessing be upon them
night and day, sanctify them in their bodies,
souls, and spirits ; keep them unblamable to
the coming of the Lord Jesus, and make them
iand me to dwell with Thee for ever, in the
light of Thy countenance, and in Thy glory
for Jesus' sake. Amen.

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Psalnu

if the Lord had been on our side, now may
wig Say ; if the Lord himself had not been on
our side, when men rose up against us;

They had swallowed us up quick, when they
were so wrathfully displeased at us.

Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the

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stream had gone over our soul : tlie deep watel's
of t])e proud had gone over our soul.

But praised be the Lord, who hath not given
us over as a prey unto them.

The Lord hath wrought a mighty salvation
for us.

We got not this by our own sword, neither
was it our own arm that saved us ; but Thy
right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of
Thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favor
unto us.

The Lord hath appeared for us ; the Lord
hath covered our heads, and made us to stand
in the day of battle.

The Lord hath appeared for us ; the Lord
hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in
pieces those that rose up against us.

Therefore, not unto us, O Lord, not unto us ;
but unto Thy name be given the glory.

The Lord hath done great things for us ; the
Lord hath done great things for us whereof we
rejoice.

Our help standeth in the name of the Lord,
who hath made heaven and earth.

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Blessed be the name of the Lord from thi'.>?
time forth for evermore.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost.

As It was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be world without end. Amen.

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS.

We praise Thee, O God, Ave acknowledge
Thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth Avor^hip Thee, the Father
everlasting.

To Thee all Angels cry aloud ; the heavens
and all the poAvers therein.

To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim continu-
ally do cry ;

■Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabbaoth ;
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of
Thy glory.

The glorious company of the Apostles praise
Thee.

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise
Thee.

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The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world
doth acknowledge Tliee ;

The Father of an infinite Majesty;

Thine adorablcs true, and only Son ;

Also, the Holy Ghost, the Comforterv

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father*

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver
man, Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of
a Virgin.

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness
of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of hea-
ven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in
the glory of the Father.

We believe that Thou slialt come to be our
Judge.

We therefore pray Thee to help Thy ser-
vants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy
precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with Thy saints,
in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine
heritage.

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Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify Thee ;

And we worship Thy name ever, world with-
out end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with-
out sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy
upon us.

C) Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our
trust is in Thee.

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; let me
never be confounded.

COLLECT.

O Almighty God, the sovereign Commander
of all the world, in whose hand is power and
might, which none is able to withstand ; I bless
and magnify Thy great and glorious name for
this happy victory, the whole glory whereof we
do ascribe to Thee, who art the only giver of
victory.

And I beseech Thee, cjive me grace to im-
prove this great mercy to Thy glory, the ad-
vancement of Thy gospel, the honor of my
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country, and^ as much as in me lieth, to the
good of all mankind.

And I beseech Thee give us all such a sense
of this great mercy, as may engage us to a
true thankfulness, such as may appear in our
lives by an humble, obedient, and holy walking
before Thee all our days ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord ; to whom, with 'I'hee and the Holy
Spirit, as for all Thy mercies, so in particular
for this victory and deliverance be all glory
and honor world without end. Amen.

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HYMNS.
I.

T'he Christian Life.

Nearer, my God, to Thee !

Nearer to Thee !
J^'en though it be a cross

That raiseth me ;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

Though like a wanderer,

Weary and lone,
Darkness comes over me,

My rest a stone ;
Yet in my dreams I 'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee !

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There let my way appear
Steps unto heaven ;

All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given ;

Angels to beckon me

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee !

Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,

Out of my strong griefs
Altars I '11 raise ;

So by my woes to be

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee !

And when on joyful wing

Cleaving the sky.
Sun, moon, and stars forgot.

Upward I fly ;
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

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II.

Jesus, and shall It ever be,
A mortal man ashamed of Thee :
Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,
Whose glories shine through endless days ?

Ashamed of Jesus ! Sooner far
Let night disown each radiant star;
'Tis midnight with my soul, till He
Bright IVIorning Star, bid darkness flee.

Ashamed of Jesus ! Oh, as soon
Let morning blush to own the sun ;
He sheds the beams of light divine
O'er this benighted soul of mine.

Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend :
No ; when I blush be this my shame.
That I no more revere His mame.

Ashamed of Jesus ! empty pride ;
I '11 boast a Saviour crucified ;
And, Oh, may this my portion be.
My Saviour not ashanied of me.

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m.

Almighty Father, unto Thee I call!

Make me submissive to Thy holy will :
lilake me, though I should lose my earthly all,

Obedient still.

Take me, unclean and sinful though I am,
And wash me in the blood of Christ, Thy Son ;

O make my soul's unquiet surface calm ;
Make me Thine own.

0 make my heart Thy Spirit's resting place ;
On me Thy blessing gently pour ;

Make me at last to see thy glorious face.
And Thee adore.

Make me to fight the goodly fight of faith,
That when my earthly labors all shall cease,

1 may my eyelids gently close in death,
And rest in peace.

IV.

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land ;

I am weak, but Thou art mighty ;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.

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Open now the crystal fountains
Whence the living waters flow ;

Let the fiery,. cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through.

Feed me with the heavenly manna •

In this barren wilderness ;
Be my sword, and shield, and banner ;

Be the Lord my righteousness.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside ;

Death of death, and hell's destruction
Land me safe on Canaan's side.

V.

While Thee I seek, protecting Power,

Be my vain wishes still'd :
And may this consecrated hour

With better hopes be fill'd.

Thy love the power of thought bestow'd,
To Thee my thoughts would soar ;

Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed.
That mercy I adore.

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In each event of life how clear

Thy ruling hand I see ;
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferr'd by Thee.

In every joy that crowns my days,

In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise,

Or seek relief in prayer.

When gladness wings my favor'd hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill ;

Resign'd when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet Thy will.

My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see ;

My steadfast heart shall know no fear
That heart will rest on Thee.

VI.

Something, my God, for Thee —

Something for Thee !
That each day's setting sun may bring
Some penitential oflfering,

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In Thy dear name some kindness done —
To thy dear love some wanderer won —

Some trial meekly borne for Thee —

Dear Lord, for Thee.

Something, my God, for Thee —

Something for Thee !
That to Thy gracious throne may rise
Sweet incense from some sacrifice ;
Uplifted eyes, undim'd by tears —
Uplifted faith unstain'd by fears,

Hailing each joy as light from Thee,

Dear Lord, from Thee.

Something, my God, for Thee —

Something for Thee !
For the great love that Thou hast given.
For the dear hope of Thee and heaven :
My soul her first allegiance brings.
And upward plumes her heavenward wings

Nearer, most gracious God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

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VII.

Faith.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee ;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy side a healing flood,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath, and make me pur(

Should my tears forever flow,
Should my zeal no languor know,
This for sin could not atone,
Thou must save, and Thou alone \
In my hand no price I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyelids close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
And behold Thee on Thy throne,
Rock of Ages cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee,

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VIII.

"Him that cometh unto me I will in nowiae cast out."

Just as I am — without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am — and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot —
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am — though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
With fears within, and foes without —
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am — poor, wretched, blind —
Sight, riches, healing of the mind.
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am — Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve,
Because Thy promise I believe —
Q Lamb of God, I come.

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Just as I am — Thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down :
Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,

0 Lamb of God, I come.

IX.

Love.
My God, I love Thee ! not because

1 hope for heaven thereby :
Nor yet because if I love not

I must for ever die.

But, O my Jesus, Thou didst me
Upon Thy cross embrace :

For me didst bear the nails and spear,
And manifold disgrace ;

And griefs and torments numberless;

And sweat of agony ;
E'en death itself; and all for one

Who was Thine enemy.

Then why, 0 blessed Jesus Christ!

Should I not love Thee well ;
Not for the sake of winning heaven,

Or of escaping hell ;

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Not for the hope of gaining aught ;

Not seeking a reward ;
But as Thyself hast loved me,

O ever-loving Lord ?

E'en so I-love Thee, and will love,
And in Thy praise will sing;

Solely because Thou art my God,
And my eternal King.

X.

Lord, with glowing heart I 'd praise Thee

For the bliss Thy love bestows ;
For the pardoning grace that saves me.

And the peace that from it floAvs :
Help, O God, my weak endeavor ;

This dull soul to rapture raise :
Thou must light the flame, or never

Can my love be warm'd to praise.

Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee,
AVretched wanderer, far astray ;

Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee
From the paths of death away ;

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Praise, with love's devoutest feeling,
Him who saw thy guilt-born fear,

And, the light of hope revealing,
Bade the blood-stained cross appear.

Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling

Vainly would my lips express ;
Low before Thy footstool kneeling,

Deign Thy suppliant's prayer to bless ;
Let Thy grace, my soul's chief treasure.

Love's pure flame within me raise ;
And, since words can never measure,

Let my life show forth Thy praise.

XL

Providence.
Angels, where'er we go, attend

Our steps, whate'er betide ;
With watchful care their charge defend,

And evil turn aside.

Myriads of bright cherubic bands,
Sent by the King of kings,

Rejoice to bear us in their hands.
And shade us with their wings.

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Jehovah's charioteers surround ;

The ministerial choir
Encamp where'er His heirs are founds

And form our wall of fire.

Ten thousand offices unseen

For us they gladly do,
Deliver in the furnace keen.
And safe escort us through.

And thronging round, with steadfast love^
They guard the dying breast,

The lurking fiend far off remove,
And soothe our souls to rest ;

And when our spirits we resign,
On outstretched wings they bear,

And lodge us in the arms divine,
And leave us ever there.

XII.

*• My times are in Thy hand."

Sovereign Ruler of the skies,
Ever gracious, ever wise,
All our times are in thy hand,
All events at thy command.

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He that form'd us in the womb,
He shall guide us to the tomb;
All our ways shall ever be
Order'd by His wise decree.

Times of sickness, times of health,
Blighting want, and cheerful wealth,
All our pleasures, all our pains,
Come and end as God ordains.

May we always own Thy hand.
Still to Thee surrender'd stand.
Know that Thou art God alope,
We and ours are all Thy own !

XHL

Redemption.
There is a fountain fiU'd with blood,

Drawn from Immanuel's veins ;
And sinners plung'd beneath that flood,

Leave all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to see •

That fountain in his day ;
And there may I, though vile as he,

Wash all my sins away.

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Dear, dying Lamb, Thy precious blood

Shall never lose its power,
Till all the ransom'd Church of God

Be saved, to sin no more.

E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream

Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die.

Then in a nobler, sweeter song,

I '11 sing Thy power to save ;
When this poor, lisping, stamm'ring tongue

Lies silent in the grave.

XIV.

Judgment.

Dies Ihje.
Day of wrath ! that day of mourning,
See I once more the cross returning,
Heaven and earth in ashes burning.

O what fear man's bosom rendeth.
When from heaven the Judge descendeth
On whose sentence all dependeth !

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Lo ! the trum[)et's wondrous swelling,
Peals through each sepulchral dwelling,
All before the throne compelling.

Death is struck, and nature quaking.

All creation is awaking,

To its Judi>e an answer makintr.

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Lo, the book, exactly worded !
Wherein all hath been recorded ;
Thence shall judgment be awarded.

When the Judge his seat attaineth.
And each hidden deed arraigneth,
Nothing unavcng'd rcmaineth.

What shall I, frail man, be pleading ?

Who for me be interceding

When the just are mercy needing ?

King of majesty tremendous,
Who dost free salvation send us,
Fount of pity ! then befriend us.

Think, kind Jesu, my salvation
Cost Thy wondrous incarnation ;
Leave me not to reprobation I

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Faint and weaiy Thou liast sought me,
On the cross of suff'ring bought me ;
Shall such grace in vain be brought me ?

Righteous Judge of retribution,
Grant Thy gift of absolution,
Ere that day's dread execution.

Guilty, now I pour my moaning,
All my shame with anguish owning;
Spare, O God, Thy suppliant groaning !

Thou the harlot gav'st remission,
Heard'st the dying thief's petition :
Hopeless else Avere my condition.

Worthless arc my prayers and sighing,
Yet, good Lord, in grace complyir)g,
Rescue me from fires undying !

With Thy favor'd sheep, O place me !
^or among the goats abase me ;
But to Thy right hand upraise me.

While the wicked are confounded,
Doom'd to flames of woe unbounded,
Call me with Thy saints surrounded.

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Bow my heart in meek submission
Strewn with ashes of contrition —
Succor Thou my lost condition.

Day of sorrows, day of weeping,
When in dust no longer sleeping,
Man awakes in Thy dread keeping.

To the rest Thou didst prepare him
On Thy cross, O Christ, upbear him
Spare. 0 God, in mercy spare him.

XV.

The Rod.

I weep, but do not yield; I mourn, yet still
rebel ;

My inmost soul seems steel'd, cold, and im-
movable.

The wound is sharp and deep; my spirit bleeds
within ;

And yet I lie asleep, and still I sin, I sin.

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My bruised soul complains of stripes without,

within ;
I feel those piercing pains — yet still I sin, I sin.
O'er me the low cloud hangs its weight of shade

and fear;
Unmoved I pass along, and still my sin is here.

Yon massive mountain peak the lightning rends

at will ;
The rock can melt or break — I am unbroken

still.
My sky was once noon-bright, my day was

calm the while ;
I loved the pleasant light, the sunshine's happy

smile.

I said, my God, O, sure, this love will kindle

mine ;
Let but this calm endure, then all my heart is

thine.
Alas ! I knew it not ! the summer flung its gold
Of sunshine o'er my lot, and yet my heart was

cold.

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Trust me with prosperous clays, I said, O spare

the rod ;
Thee and Thy love I '11 praise, my gracious,

patient God.
Must I be smitten, Lord ? Are gentler measures

vain ?
Must I be smitten. Lord? Can nothing save

but pain ?

Thou trustedst me awhile ; alas I T was de-
ceived :

I revelled in the smile, yet to the dust I cleaved.

Then the fierce tempest broke — I knew from
whom it came ;

I read in that sharp stroke a Father's hand
and name.

And yet I did Thee wrong : dark thoughts of

Thee came in —
A forward, selfish throng — and I allowed the

sin !
I did Thee wrong, my God; I wronged Thy

truth and love,
I fretted at the rod- — against Thy power I

strove.

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I said, my God, at length, this stony heart

remove,
Deny all other strength, but give me strength

to love.
Come nearer, nearer still, let not Thy light

depart ;
Bend, break this stubborn will, dissolve thfs

iron heart.

Less wayward let me be, more pliable and

mild ;
In glad simplicity more like a trustful child.
Less, less of self each day, and more, my God,

of Thee;
O keep me in the way, however rough it be.

l^ess of the flesh each day, less of the world
arid sin ;

More of Thy love, I pray, more of Thyself
within.

Kiper and riper uoaV) each hour, let me be-
come.

Less fit for scenes belpw, more fit for such a
home. jii^

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More moulded to Thy will, Lord, let Thy ser-
vant be ;

Higher and higher still, liker and liker Thee.

Leave naught that is unmeet; of all that is
mine own

Strip me — and so complete my training for the
throne.

XVL

Our Rest.

The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be
compared to the glory that shall be revealed in us.

My feet are worn and weary with the march
Over rough roads and up the steep hill-side ;

O ! city of our God, I fain would sec

Thy pastures green where peaceful waters
glide.

My hands are weary, laboring, toiling on,
Day after day, for perishable meat ;

Oh ! city of our God, I fain would rest ;
I sigh to gain Thy glorious mercy seat.

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My garments, travel-worn, and stained with
dust,
Oft rent by briars and thorns that crowd my
way,
Would fain be made, O Lord, my righteousness,
Spotless and white in heaven's unclouded
ray.

My eyes are weary looking at the sin,
Impiety, and scorn upon the earth ;

3h ! city of our God, within Thy walls
All, all are clothed upon with the new birth.

My heart is weary of its own deep sin —
Sinning, repenting, sinning still alway;

When shall my soul thy glorious presence feel,
And find its guilt, dear Saviour, washed
away.

Patience, poor soul ; thy Saviour's feet were
worn ;
The Saviour's heart and hands were weary
too;
[lis garments stained, and travel-worn, and
old;
His sacred eyes blinded with tears for you.

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Love thou the patli of sorrow that Ho trod,
Toil on, and wait in patience for thy fost;

Oh ! city of our God, we soon shall see

Thy glorious walls, home of the loved ant
blest. ^

XVII.

Go(r!i Support and GhiJanpe.'
Forsake me not, my God,

Thou God of my salvation !
Give me Thy light, to be

My sure illumination.
INIy soul to folly turns,

Seeking she knows not wliat;
Oh! lead her to Thyself—

My God, forsake me not I

Forsake mc not, my (iod !

Take not Thy Spirit from me ;
And suffer not the might

Of sin to overcome me.
A father pitieth

The children he begot ;
My Father, pity me ;

My God, forsake me not !

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Forsake me not, my God !

Thou God of life and power,
Enliven, strengthen me.

In every evil hour ;
And when the sinful fire

Within my heart is hot,
Be not Thou far from me ;

My God, forsake me not !

Forsake me not, my God !

Uphold me in my going ;
That evermore I may

Please Thee in all well doing;
And that Thy will, O Lord,

May never be forgot
In all my works and ways —

My God, forsake me not !

Forsake me not my God !

I would be Thine forever ;
Confirm me mightily

In every right endeavor.
And when my hour is come.

Cleansed from all stain and spot
Of sin, receive my soul;

My God, forsake me not !

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XVIII.

Jesus our Hope and Trust.

Jesus lives, and so shall I :

Death ! thy sting is gone for ever !
He who deigned for me to die,

Lives the bands of death to sever.
He shall raise me with tlie just :
Jesus is my Hope and Trust.

Jesus lives and reigns supreme ;

And, His kingdom still remaining,
I shall also be with Him,

Ever living, ever reigning.
God has promised ; be it must :
Jesus is my Hope and Trust.

Jesus lives, and God extends
Grace to each returning sinner;

Rebels he receives as friends.
And exalts to highest honor.

God is true, as He is just:

Jesus is my Hope and Trust.

DEVOTIONS.

Jesus lives, and by His grace
Victory o'er my passions giving,

I will cleanse my heart and ways.
Ever to his glory living.

The weak He raises from the dust ;

Jesus is my Hope and Trust.

Jesus lives, and I am sure

Nought shall me from Jesus sever.
Satan's wiles and Satan's power,

Pain or pleasure — ye shall never !
Christian armor cannot rust :
Jesus is my Hope and Trust.

Jesus lives, and death is now
But my entrance into glory.

Courage ! then, my soul, for thou
Hast a crown of life before thee :

Thou shalt find thy hopes were just,

Jesus is the Christian's Trust.

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XIX.

/ toould not Live alway.

I would not live alway — live alwav below I

O, no ! I '11 not linger when bidden to go.

Tiic days of our pilgrimage granted us here

x\re enougli for life's woes, full enough for its
cheer.

Would I shrink from the path whi(»h the proph-
ets of God,

Apostles and martyrs, so joyfully trod ?

While brethren and friends are all hastening
home,

Like a spirit unblest o'er the eartli would I
roam ?

I would not live alway — I ask not to stay,
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way;
Where, seeking for peace, we but hover around,
Like the patriarch's bird, and no resting is

found ;
Where hope, when she paints her ga} bow on

the air,
Leaves its brilliance to fade in the night of

despair,
And joy's fleeting angel ne'er sheds a glad ray,
Save the gleam of the plumage that bears him

away.

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I would not live ahv'ay — thus fettered by sin.
Temptation without, and corruption within ;
In a moment of strength, if I sever the chain,
Scarce the victory is mine ere I 'm captive
again.

E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with

fears,
And my cup of thanksgiving with penitent

tears :
The festival trump calls for jubilant songs,
But my spirit her own miserere prolongs.

I would not live alway — no, welcome the

tomb ;
Immortality's lamp burns there bright 'mid the

gloom ;

There, too, is the pillow, where Christ bowed
his head ;

O, soft are the slumbers on that holy bed i
And then the glad dawn soon to follow that
night,

When the sunrise of .glory shall beam on my
sight,

"When the full matin song, as the sleepers arise
To shout in the morning, shall peal through the
skies.

80 MANUAL OF DEVOTIONS.

Who, wlio would live alway ? away from his

God,
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode,
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the

bright plains.
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ;
Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Saviour and brethren transported to

greet,
While the songs of salvation unceasingly roll,
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the

soul.

That heavenly music ! what is it I hear ?
The notes of the harpers ring sweet in the air :
And see, soft unfolding those portals of gold ;
The King all arrayed in his beauty behold !
O, give me, O, give me the wings of a dove !
Let me hasten my flight to those mansions

above ;
Ay, 't is now that my soul on switl pinions

would soar.
And in ecstacy bid earth adieu evermore.

.'JA

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